Daily Current Affairs  – 11 May 2021

  Facts in News Hakki Pikki Tribal   It is a semi-nomadic tribe based largely in Karnataka and sparsely spread in other districts of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.  It is said that in earlier times, the Hakki Pikki community migrated from Northern India to Karnataka  In the Kannada language, the word ‘Hakki’ means ‘bird’ and […]

In News Recently, the Israeli police stormed the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in East Jerusalem, leaving a reported 300 people injured. About It came on a day Israel observes as Jerusalem Day, and marked the fourth day of clashes at one of the most revered and the most contested sites of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Al-Aqsa mosque […]

In News OSIRIS-REx spacecraft starts its two-year-long journey back to Earth. About OSIRIS-REx It is the first U.S. mission to collect a sample from a near-Earth asteroid, called Bennu (formerly 1999 RQ36) and return it to Earth for study. Scientists will use the asteroid samples to study the formation of the solar system and of […]

In News Debris from the last stage of China’s Long March rocket fell into the waters of the Indian Ocean west of the Maldives.  Background The Long March-5B Y2 rocket was carrying the Tianhe, or Heavenly Harmony, module, which is the first of three key components for the construction of China’s space station. China’s space […]

In News  Recently, the Department of Expenditure released the 2nd monthly instalment of Post Devolution Revenue Deficit (PDRD) Grant of ?9,871 crores for the year 2021-22. Key Points  The 15th Finance Commission has recommended Post Devolution Release Deficit grants to 17 States based on the gap between the assessment of revenue and expenditure of the […]

In News  Recently, the International Union for Conservation of Nature(IUCN) released a report on endangered species threatened by conflict. Major Highlights of the Report  A report examined the close interplay between the environment and armed conflict. It found that Civil unrest and military exercises pose heightened risks to more than 200 threatened species, including elephant […]

In news   Recently, the India-EU Leaders’ Meeting was held.    About   The meeting was held in a hybrid format with the participation of leaders of all the 27 EU Member States as well as the President of the European Council and the European Commission. This is the first time that the EU hosted […]